жрьць
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьrьcь. By surface analysis, жрьти (žrĭti) + -ьць (-ĭcĭ).
Noun
жрьць • (žrĭcĭ) m
- (paganism) priest
- from Slavonic Josephus, книга 5, 435в:
- силою прилѣтающе, нападахоу на жръци. и на жрътоносци.
- siloju prilětajušte, napadaxu na žrŭci. i na žrŭtonosci.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- from Slavonic Josephus, книга 5, 435в:
- (obsolete) priest
- from the Homily against the Bogumils, 691:
- чьстьни сѫтъ жрьци прѣдъ богомь
- čĭstĭni sǫtŭ žrĭci prědŭ bogomĭ
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- from the Homily against the Bogumils, 691:
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | жрьць žrĭcĭ |
жрьци žrĭci |
жрьцьѥ, жрьциѥ žrĭcĭje, žrĭcije |
| genitive | жрьци žrĭci |
жрьцью, жрьцию žrĭcĭju, žrĭciju |
жрьцьи, жрьции žrĭcĭi, žrĭcii |
| dative | жрьци žrĭci |
жрьцьма žrĭcĭma |
жрьцьмъ žrĭcĭmŭ |
| accusative | жрьць žrĭcĭ |
жрьци žrĭci |
жрьци žrĭci |
| instrumental | жрьцьмь žrĭcĭmĭ |
жрьцьма žrĭcĭma |
жрьцьми žrĭcĭmi |
| locative | жрьци žrĭci |
жрьцью, жрьцию žrĭcĭju, žrĭciju |
жрьцьхъ žrĭcĭxŭ |
| vocative | жрьци žrĭci |
жрьци žrĭci |
жрьцьѥ, жрьциѥ žrĭcĭje, žrĭcije |
Related terms
- жрьтва (žrĭtva)
- жрътвеникъ (žrŭtvenikŭ)
- жрьти (žrĭti)